Tanzania: visas, documents and safety

Tanzania at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+03:00)

04:15:07

November 1, 2026

Capital

Dodoma

Data status

Update delayed

19.7 °C

Partly cloudy

High 32.3°

Low 19.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 5.0 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Cloudy

19.3° / 32.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Cloudy

19.7° / 31.9°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Clear

20.3° / 22.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Dodoma (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Language: English, Swahili
Capital: Dodoma
Population: 68,153,004
Timezone: UTC+03:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Tanzania brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Tanzania

Planning a trip to Tanzania means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Tanzania.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

eVisa

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Tanzania Immigration's visa guidelines say a visa can be obtained online through its official website, which they recommend, or on arrival at an official entry point; the ordinary visa costs 50 USD, and US passport holders must apply for the multiple visa, which costs 100 USD. They say nationals of EAC member states, of SADC member countries except Comoro and of Commonwealth countries except the United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Australia and New Zealand are not required to apply for a visa. The UK Foreign Office says all visitors to mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, except residents, must have mandatory Tanzanian Government-provided inbound travel insurance, even if they already have a personal policy in place.

Passport validity: Tanzania's visa guidelines say visa applicants must ensure that their passports have a validity of at least six months and at least one unused visa page before submitting their application.
Blank passport pages: At least 1 blank passport page.
Travel insurance: The UK Foreign Office says all visitors to mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, except residents, must have mandatory Tanzanian Government-provided inbound travel insurance, even if they already have a personal policy in place, valid for the duration of the stay (up to 92 days). It can be bought online or at ports of entry on arrival, only for the first port of entry: from the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) if they arrive in mainland Tanzania first, or from the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) if they intend to arrive in Zanzibar first. Travellers who bought ZIC insurance before 1 October may use it when the mainland is their first port of entry. Visitors without the required insurance may be refused entry.
Return or onward ticket: Tanzania's visa guidelines say visitors must show their return ticket upon arrival at the entry point.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 3 - Reconsider Travel

The advisory level increased from Level 2 to 3. The �ǣunrest�� risk indicator was added.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

2 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Dar-Es-Salaam

Dar es Salaam

Office

Honorary vice consulate - Zanzibar

Zanzibar

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Sources and updates

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Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 3 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 02:00 · Update delayed

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Tanzania

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Essential facts

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